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Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The Immortal Game
Author: David ShenkPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307387666
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a Chess board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain. Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth-century champion. With its blend of cultural history and Shenkâs lively personal narrative, The Immortal Game is a compelling guide for novices and aficionados alike.
Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces
Author: Igor StohlPublisher: Gambit Publications
ISBN: 9781906454081
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
62 brilliant games involving the best players in the world, with notes by one of the top annotators. Igor Stohl has selected 62 outstanding games from recent years and analysed them in painstaking depth. Here he presents his findings to chess enthusiasts, who will find the games entertaining and the annotations both instructive and illuminating. Stohl is an outstanding theoretical expert, so the opening phase of each game reads like a lesson in the key strategic aspects of the opening chosen, with a critical survey of modern trends. The middlegame is dissected and the critical decisions subjected to keen scrutiny - we are invited inside Stohl's laboratory to join him in the quest for the truth. The endgame phase, if reached, is handled with similar erudition, with insights into the grandmaster's approach to questions of technique. Following each game there is a discussion of the most important lessons to be learned. The expanded and revised new edition of this award-winning work features 12 new top-level games from the period 2000-2007 annotated in great depth - about 40% new material. There are also corrections to the existing notes and a revised Introduction.
Mastering Positional Chess
Author: Daniel NaroditskyPublisher: New In Chess
ISBN: 9056915606
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Mastering Positional Chess is a serious, but entertaining chess instruction book. Daniel started writing it when he realized that his lack of positional understanding was causing him to lose many games.
British Chess Review
Author: The British Chess Review
Author: The British Chess Review
Author: Daniel HarrwitzPublisher:
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Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Maryland Chess Review
Author: American Chess Magazine
Author: Chess Periodicals
Author: Gino Di FelicePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786457392
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This comprehensive reference work presents detailed bibliographical information about worldwide chess periodicals past to present. It contains 3,163 entries and many cross-references. Information for each entry includes year and country of publication, frequency, sponsors, publisher, editors, subject, language, alternate titles, mergers, continuations, and holdings in chess libraries. Includes an index of periodicals by country and a general index of periodical titles.
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